Crash on I-80 in New Lenox causes Metra delays

April 23, 2010

Illinois State Police were called to the scene in New Lenox of a crash involving a semitrailer and a pickup truck on U.S. Interstate 80 that also affected service on the inbound Metra Rock Island District line, authorities said.

The incident happened at about 2:50 p.m. on the eastbound side of the interstate, directly above Illinois Highway 30 and a set of Metra tracks, a state police dispatcher said.

Details of the crash were unclear, the dispatcher said, but as of about 90 minutes after the crash, crews had moved the vehicles to the side of the road, allowing the right lane of traffic to pass.

Debris fell on the tracks as a result of the crash and delayed the Rock Island No. 520 train, said Metra spokeswoman Meg Reile. As of about 3 p.m., the train was running again, but it was due in Chicago about 30 minutes late.